Is the Press Council system working?
With the recent publication by the Press Council and the Office of the Press Ombudsman of their Annual Report 2010 (Report (pdf) | Press Release), it is an opportune time to consider whether the Continue Reading
Prior restraint and permanent injunctions in defamation cases
In Watters v Independent Star IECC 1 (03 November 2010), the first reported judgment on the Defamation Act, 2009 (also here), Matthews J granted the plaintiff a declaratory order pursuant to section Continue Reading
Prior restraint and temporary injunctions in defamation cases
Some orders have been made on foot of the Defamation Act, 2009 (also here) - see, for example, Lowry v Smyth (background here and here; coverage of the order here), Mellon v Associated Newspapers Continue Reading
Judgment reserved in Lowry v Smyth
In Watters v Independent Star IECC 1 (3 November 2010) Matthews J in the Circuit Court handed down the first reserved decision under the Defamation Act, 2009 (also here). We will soon have the Continue Reading
Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy – II – the liability of intermediaries
As I said my first post yesterday, last Friday morning I attended a seminar on Promoting innovation - Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy, hosted by Google Ireland, co-sponsored by the Continue Reading
Sleepwalking into an obscene damages award
Obscene. Once I had caught my breath, and collected my composure, this was my immediate reaction to learning that a high court jury had awarded 10 million euro in libel damages, made up of €9m in Continue Reading
The first reserved judgment on the Defamation Act, 2009
Section 28(1) of the Defamation Act, 2009 (also here) provides: A person who claims to be the subject of a statement that he or she alleges is defamatory may apply to the Circuit Court for an Continue Reading
Mechancial turks, safe harbours, and immunities – liability for defamatory comments on websites
Eric Goldman has recently blogged about a US case in which a local tv broadcaster was not held liable in defamation for a comment posted on its website by a viewer. More recently, Rebecca Tushnet Continue Reading
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